This from the state that leads the nation in executions

[kallend 2,175]

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normiss

Better than placing them all on the one island in town.
Like South Chicago.

normiss

Re-read the thread there smart guy.
Do try to follow along closer this time please.

There are no projects in South Chicago. South Chicago isn't an island.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Chicago,_Chicago

Nor are there any projects on the south side of Chicago.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[normiss 905]

Never happened

My comments were in reply to another post, and were in past tense - which is important when taken into context:

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regulator wrote:
I've been to chicago several times. Every time I drive from the south up north as soon as I hit chicago it was nothing but housing projects.

Isn't that what usually happens when you go from country to city?

Pay attention please, the rest of the class is doing fine.

[kallend 2,175]

normiss

Never happened

My comments were in reply to another post, and were in past tense - which is important when taken into context:

What you wrote was

"Better than placing them all on the one island in town.
Like South Chicago."

I see no past tense in either of those sentence fragments. In fact there is no verb at all to have a tense in either fragment. I do see a present participle or maybe a gerund (depending on how the reader infers the verb that you omitted).

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regulator wrote:
I've been to chicago several times. Every time I drive from the south up north as soon as I hit chicago it was nothing but housing projects.

Isn't that what usually happens when you go from country to city?

Pay attention please, the rest of the class is doing fine.

Try to unwad your panties.

Contrary to regulator's ill informed opinion, there are no longer any projects in Chicago. Last one was demolished in 2007.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[RonD1120 62]

kallend

www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-when-they-imprison-the-wrong-guy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region

The concept of "justice" seems non-existent in Texas.

Everyone knows that justice is for those who can afford it.

Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

[normiss 905]

Well, when you dissect and rearrange my words, you're likely going to be able to create any perspective you care to.
Interesting approach.

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

kallend

******www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-when-they-imprison-the-wrong-guy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region

The concept of "justice" seems non-existent in Texas.

http://chicagoist.com/2012/06/12/illinois_cook_county_leads_nation_i.php

Gee... Texas isn't even mentioned!


Chuck

Good job Illinois doesn't have a death penalty, isn't it? Texas, OTOH, leads the nation in killing its residents.

Well, to be truthful about it, Illinois had the death penalty.
The governor commuted all the death sentences to "life without" a few years ago.
That was because there were more death row inmates exonerated than executed.

The Innocence Project showed that Illinois (mainly the greater Chicago metro area) had widespread, systemic problems in the justice system. Corrupt cops, prosecutorial misconduct, forced confessions and suppressed evidence.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-10/news/ct-met-illinois-death-penalty-history20110309_1_death-penalty-death-row-death-sentences

"There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy

"~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo

[normiss 905]

Corruption?
In Illinois?!?!?!?!?

[Amazon 7]

normiss

Corruption?
In Illinois?!?!?!?!?

Better pull that cypres log out chur eye .... Florida is and always has been corrupt as hell.

Florida Is The Most Corrupt State In The Country, According To Integrity Florida Study

http://www.bing.com/search?q=list+of+florida+legislators+arrested&qs=n&form=QBRE&pq=list+of+florida+legislators+arrested&sc=0-0&sp=-1&sk=&cvid=8a947e58a715402ca3bc9d7ba4e784d2

[regulator 0]

This is quite likely since the last time I was in Chicago was in 2002.

[normiss 905]

I missed where I said it wasn't.
Possibly because we're talking about Illinois and/or Chicago.

[regulator 0]

I'd be willing to bet any state that is in the southern portion in the US is 'corrupt as hell' according to you.

[Amazon 7]

regulator

I'd be willing to bet any state that is in the southern portion in the US is 'corrupt as hell' according to you.

Why don't you go check the arrests and convictions of the people who are in charge of keepin folks dumb as dirt and proud of it in those states at the bottom of the education and economic lists as a start.

[regulator 0]

Ahh. Let me guess. All states in the south is 'dumb as dirt'?

[Amazon 7]

regulator

Ahh. Let me guess. All states in the south is 'dumb as dirt'?

That mentality is widespread across this great land. You can see it on display daily on the news.

[turtlespeed 226]

normiss

Well, when you dissect and rearrange my words, you're likely going to be able to create any perspective you care to.
Interesting approach.

Oh PU _ LEEZE . . . you act like this isn't his modus operandi.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[kallend 2,175]

normiss

Well, when you dissect and rearrange my words, you're likely going to be able to create any perspective you care to.
Interesting approach.

It was a direct quote of your words, in post#17 of this very thread, from two non-sentences (fragments that contained no verbs and therefore no tenses).

You wrote

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Better than placing them all on the one island in town.
Like South Chicago.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[kallend 2,175]

wolfriverjoe

*********www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-when-they-imprison-the-wrong-guy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region

The concept of "justice" seems non-existent in Texas.

http://chicagoist.com/2012/06/12/illinois_cook_county_leads_nation_i.php

Gee... Texas isn't even mentioned!


Chuck

Good job Illinois doesn't have a death penalty, isn't it? Texas, OTOH, leads the nation in killing its residents.

Well, to be truthful about it, Illinois had the death penalty.
The governor commuted all the death sentences to "life without" a few years ago.
That was because there were more death row inmates exonerated than executed.

The Innocence Project showed that Illinois (mainly the greater Chicago metro area) had widespread, systemic problems in the justice system. Corrupt cops, prosecutorial misconduct, forced confessions and suppressed evidence.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-10/news/ct-met-illinois-death-penalty-history20110309_1_death-penalty-death-row-death-sentences

Indeed it was the correct decision to eliminate the death penalty in recognition that the system is imperfect. Unfortunately states like Texas, Florida, Oklahoma etc, remain in denial.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[turtlespeed 226]

kallend

************www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-when-they-imprison-the-wrong-guy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region

The concept of "justice" seems non-existent in Texas.

http://chicagoist.com/2012/06/12/illinois_cook_county_leads_nation_i.php

Gee... Texas isn't even mentioned!


Chuck

Good job Illinois doesn't have a death penalty, isn't it? Texas, OTOH, leads the nation in killing its residents.

Well, to be truthful about it, Illinois had the death penalty.
The governor commuted all the death sentences to "life without" a few years ago.
That was because there were more death row inmates exonerated than executed.

The Innocence Project showed that Illinois (mainly the greater Chicago metro area) had widespread, systemic problems in the justice system. Corrupt cops, prosecutorial misconduct, forced confessions and suppressed evidence.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-10/news/ct-met-illinois-death-penalty-history20110309_1_death-penalty-death-row-death-sentences

Indeed it was the correct decision to eliminate the death penalty in recognition that the system is imperfect. Unfortunately states like Texas, Florida, Oklahoma etc, remain in denial.

Is that a fact?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[kallend 2,175]

turtlespeed

***************www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-when-they-imprison-the-wrong-guy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region

The concept of "justice" seems non-existent in Texas.

http://chicagoist.com/2012/06/12/illinois_cook_county_leads_nation_i.php

Gee... Texas isn't even mentioned!


Chuck

Good job Illinois doesn't have a death penalty, isn't it? Texas, OTOH, leads the nation in killing its residents.

Well, to be truthful about it, Illinois had the death penalty.
The governor commuted all the death sentences to "life without" a few years ago.
That was because there were more death row inmates exonerated than executed.

The Innocence Project showed that Illinois (mainly the greater Chicago metro area) had widespread, systemic problems in the justice system. Corrupt cops, prosecutorial misconduct, forced confessions and suppressed evidence.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-10/news/ct-met-illinois-death-penalty-history20110309_1_death-penalty-death-row-death-sentences

Indeed it was the correct decision to eliminate the death penalty in recognition that the system is imperfect. Unfortunately states like Texas, Florida, Oklahoma etc, remain in denial.

Is that a fact?

Yes.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[turtlespeed 226]

kallend

******************www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-when-they-imprison-the-wrong-guy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region

The concept of "justice" seems non-existent in Texas.

http://chicagoist.com/2012/06/12/illinois_cook_county_leads_nation_i.php

Gee... Texas isn't even mentioned!


Chuck

Good job Illinois doesn't have a death penalty, isn't it? Texas, OTOH, leads the nation in killing its residents.

Well, to be truthful about it, Illinois had the death penalty.
The governor commuted all the death sentences to "life without" a few years ago.
That was because there were more death row inmates exonerated than executed.

The Innocence Project showed that Illinois (mainly the greater Chicago metro area) had widespread, systemic problems in the justice system. Corrupt cops, prosecutorial misconduct, forced confessions and suppressed evidence.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-10/news/ct-met-illinois-death-penalty-history20110309_1_death-penalty-death-row-death-sentences

Indeed it was the correct decision to eliminate the death penalty in recognition that the system is imperfect. Unfortunately states like Texas, Florida, Oklahoma etc, remain in denial.

Is that a fact?

Yes.

Not your opinion, it's fact.

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[kallend 2,175]

turtlespeed

*********************www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-when-they-imprison-the-wrong-guy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region

The concept of "justice" seems non-existent in Texas.

http://chicagoist.com/2012/06/12/illinois_cook_county_leads_nation_i.php

Gee... Texas isn't even mentioned!


Chuck

Good job Illinois doesn't have a death penalty, isn't it? Texas, OTOH, leads the nation in killing its residents.

Well, to be truthful about it, Illinois had the death penalty.
The governor commuted all the death sentences to "life without" a few years ago.
That was because there were more death row inmates exonerated than executed.

The Innocence Project showed that Illinois (mainly the greater Chicago metro area) had widespread, systemic problems in the justice system. Corrupt cops, prosecutorial misconduct, forced confessions and suppressed evidence.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-10/news/ct-met-illinois-death-penalty-history20110309_1_death-penalty-death-row-death-sentences

Indeed it was the correct decision to eliminate the death penalty in recognition that the system is imperfect. Unfortunately states like Texas, Florida, Oklahoma etc, remain in denial.

Is that a fact?

Yes.

Not your opinion, it's fact.

Yep. The system is imperfect, FACT. States that continue to execute people based on an imperfect system are in denial.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[turtlespeed 226]

kallend

************************www.nytimes.com/2014/07/06/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-when-they-imprison-the-wrong-guy.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region®ion=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region

The concept of "justice" seems non-existent in Texas.

http://chicagoist.com/2012/06/12/illinois_cook_county_leads_nation_i.php

Gee... Texas isn't even mentioned!


Chuck

Good job Illinois doesn't have a death penalty, isn't it? Texas, OTOH, leads the nation in killing its residents.

Well, to be truthful about it, Illinois had the death penalty.
The governor commuted all the death sentences to "life without" a few years ago.
That was because there were more death row inmates exonerated than executed.

The Innocence Project showed that Illinois (mainly the greater Chicago metro area) had widespread, systemic problems in the justice system. Corrupt cops, prosecutorial misconduct, forced confessions and suppressed evidence.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-03-10/news/ct-met-illinois-death-penalty-history20110309_1_death-penalty-death-row-death-sentences

Indeed it was the correct decision to eliminate the death penalty in recognition that the system is imperfect. Unfortunately states like Texas, Florida, Oklahoma etc, remain in denial.

Is that a fact?

Yes.

Not your opinion, it's fact.

Yep. The system is imperfect, FACT. States that continue to execute people based on an imperfect system are in denial.

I don't believe you said anything about it being an imperfect system, you said it was simply the correct decision to eliminate it. Is that fact or opinion?

I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama
BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun

[SkyDekker 1,465]

This is just being stupid....you are asking if an opinion statement is fact or opinion.

Have you ever considered that a ruling by a court is called an opinion, after the facts of the case have been reviewed?

[jakee 1,610]

I can't believe you guys have a combined hundred thousand posts and are still this bad at formatting posts.

There should be lifetime bans for rampant abusers of the goddamned quote button.

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[muff528 3]

jakee

I can't believe you guys have a combined hundred thousand posts and are still this bad at formatting posts.

There should be lifetime bans for rampant abusers of the goddamned quote button.

What have they done wrong? Looks exactly right to me and makes the conversation easier to follow without chasing back through a long thread that might have several sub-channels.